Oviposition, early development and growth of the cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga: Surface and subterranean influences on a troglophilic species

Herpetologica

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-268

  Ringia, Adam M ^a   Lips, Karen R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caves; Larvae; Plethodontidae; Reproduction; Salamanders; Streams

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CAVE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORALITY; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; STREAM; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EURYCEA LUCIFUGA; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 35549009286     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[258:OEDAGO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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